RIYADH: Syrian expatriates in the Saudi capital on Thursday expressed their appreciation for the Kingdom’s latest humanitarian aid to their compatriots affected by war in their country.
They were referring to the aid contained in an executive program signed Wednesday by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center to serve 540,000 Syrians inside their country.
The program also provides 50,000 food baskets and 1.5 million tons of fresh bread for six months, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
Husam Jonaid, an internal medicine consultant at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center (KFSH&RC), said that he was grateful beyond words for the Saudi assistance.
“The latest humanitarian act of the Kingdom is just one of the many instances that it has helped compatriots affected by the war in Syria,” said Jonaid, also a board member of the Syrian Expatriates Medical Association (SEMA).
He noted that aside from Syria, the Kingdom has also helped other Islamic nations, and other countries in need like the Philippines, China, Japan, among others.
Mohammed Al-Tabbaa, a dentist at a local government hospital, added that the Kingdom’s assistance to the suffering people of Syria was part of its humanitarian undertakings.
“In fact, the executive program that the Kingdom signed on behalf of the beleaguered people of Syria was no longer surprising because it has been known for assisting people in need,” said Al-Tabbaa, who hails from Damascus.
During the sixth regular meeting of the Shoura Council on Wednesday, Council Chairman Abdullah Al-Asheikh praised the kingdom-wide fundraising campaign.
In Jordan's Zaatari refugee camp, Saudi specialized clinics have meanwhile inoculated 169 Syrian children. The vaccination campaign, in its 207th week, is meant to ward off communicable and infectious diseases among the refugees.
The medical director of the specialized clinics, Dr. Hamid Al-Mufalani, said that the low winter temperatures in the region, typical at this time of the year, are a main factor that contributes to the spread of communicable diseases among the people in the camp, and that has prompted an intensification of the vaccination and awareness-raising campaigns in the camp.
Al-Mufalani said that the clinics’ program is being implemented in cooperation with the Jordanian Ministry of Health, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Save the Children Association in Jordan.
The regional director of the Saudi National Campaign, Badr Al-Samhan pointed out that the campaign continues giving Syrian refugees humanitarian and relief aid, like medicine, food, educational material, with the focus on medical aid, particularly inoculating children.
They were referring to the aid contained in an executive program signed Wednesday by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center to serve 540,000 Syrians inside their country.
The program also provides 50,000 food baskets and 1.5 million tons of fresh bread for six months, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
Husam Jonaid, an internal medicine consultant at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center (KFSH&RC), said that he was grateful beyond words for the Saudi assistance.
“The latest humanitarian act of the Kingdom is just one of the many instances that it has helped compatriots affected by the war in Syria,” said Jonaid, also a board member of the Syrian Expatriates Medical Association (SEMA).
He noted that aside from Syria, the Kingdom has also helped other Islamic nations, and other countries in need like the Philippines, China, Japan, among others.
Mohammed Al-Tabbaa, a dentist at a local government hospital, added that the Kingdom’s assistance to the suffering people of Syria was part of its humanitarian undertakings.
“In fact, the executive program that the Kingdom signed on behalf of the beleaguered people of Syria was no longer surprising because it has been known for assisting people in need,” said Al-Tabbaa, who hails from Damascus.
During the sixth regular meeting of the Shoura Council on Wednesday, Council Chairman Abdullah Al-Asheikh praised the kingdom-wide fundraising campaign.
In Jordan's Zaatari refugee camp, Saudi specialized clinics have meanwhile inoculated 169 Syrian children. The vaccination campaign, in its 207th week, is meant to ward off communicable and infectious diseases among the refugees.
The medical director of the specialized clinics, Dr. Hamid Al-Mufalani, said that the low winter temperatures in the region, typical at this time of the year, are a main factor that contributes to the spread of communicable diseases among the people in the camp, and that has prompted an intensification of the vaccination and awareness-raising campaigns in the camp.
Al-Mufalani said that the clinics’ program is being implemented in cooperation with the Jordanian Ministry of Health, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Save the Children Association in Jordan.
The regional director of the Saudi National Campaign, Badr Al-Samhan pointed out that the campaign continues giving Syrian refugees humanitarian and relief aid, like medicine, food, educational material, with the focus on medical aid, particularly inoculating children.
